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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 162 · 40 questions
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The fast method (One-step multiplier): Increase by p%: multiply by (100 + p)% — up 20% is × 1.2. Decrease by p%: multiply by (100 − p)% — down 25% is × 0.75. Easy way to multiply: × the whole number (115 or 75), then ÷ 100.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.100 decreased by 8% =
  2. 2.125 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.520 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.506 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.80 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.356 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.260 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.275 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.600 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.180 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.564 decreased by 50% =
  12. 12.355 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.655 decreased by 40% =
  14. 14.100 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.260 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.594 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.200 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.430 decreased by 30% =
  19. 19.525 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.740 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.675 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.550 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.260 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.456 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.636 increased by 75% =
  26. 26.40 increased by 35% =
  27. 27.648 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.516 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.720 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.136 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.175 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.605 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.220 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.485 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.480 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.105 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.740 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.720 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.200 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.40 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 92
  2. 115
  3. 598
  4. 759
  5. 56
  6. 89
  7. 208
  8. 242
  9. 672
  10. 162
  11. 282
  12. 213
  13. 393
  14. 115
  15. 156
  16. 297
  17. 220
  18. 301
  19. 462
  20. 777
  21. 756
  22. 506
  23. 273
  24. 570
  25. 1113
  26. 54
  27. 486
  28. 903
  29. 972
  30. 238
  31. 189
  32. 968
  33. 231
  34. 776
  35. 576
  36. 84
  37. 629
  38. 1260
  39. 170
  40. 36

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